MATLAB Function Reference

hex2num

Hexadecimal to double number conversion

Syntax

f = hex2num('hex_value')

Description

f = hex2num('hex_value') converts hex_value to the IEEE double-precision floating-point number it represents. NaN, Inf, and denormalized numbers are all handled correctly. Fewer than 16 characters are padded on the right with zeros.

Examples

f = hex2num('400921fb54442d18')

f =

    3.14159265358979

See Also

format, hex2dec, sprintf

hex2dec

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